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Conversation starters to sparkmeaningful discussions
Talking about death and dying isn’t easy.At Marie Curie, we believe in starting thoseconversations now, so your loved ones knowwhat you’d choose when the time comes.
Each of the following questions is designed to help you share your wishes. Use them todiscover more about your family and friends. Ask the questions whenever it feels appropriate – there’s no right or wrong way to use them.
Perhaps you’ll work through them one-by-one, or pick out questions at random to get you talking. Either way, we hope the questions will initiate the useful, informative discussionsyou might otherwise avoid.
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What was the last thing that
made you laugh out loud?
Who would you like to give
you a top-notch eulogy?
Describe the flowers you’d have at your
funeral.
What’s the most
memorable on-screen
death scene?
What’s the one word you’d like people to use to
describe you?
Name three people who
should probably know where your
Will is kept.
What’s the most precious object
you possess?
What would you have as your
last supper?
Describe your perfect day.
Would you prefer to be buried, cremated, or
something else?
What would be your funeral
dress code: black, bright colours, or something else?
Who or what is your greatest
love?
Take one minute to
tell your life story in as
much detail as you can.
Complete the sentence: at my wake, the food will include…
Complete the sentence: the outfit I want
to be buried or cremated in is…
What’s the last thing that made you cry?
Which book, film or TV programme
has had the biggest impact
on your life?
Name three songs you’d
like played at your funeral.
If any band or musician could perform at your
funeral, who would you choose?
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Complete the sentence: it
might surprise you to learn this,
but I once…
If your life could be
summed up by a song, what would it be?
What words would you
like on your headstone?
What’s the one place you’d
really like to visit before
you die?
Complete the sentence: if
people do one thing in my memory, I’d
want it to be…
What has been the most embarrassing
moment of your life?
What role, if any, should
faith or beliefs play in your
funeral?
Which life lesson has been the
hardest to learn?
Act out your life story in five
movements.
Where would you like your
wake to be held?
If you had a year to live, would you change
anything about your life now?
What’s the last song you’d like to hear before
you die?
For what do you feel most
grateful?
Which of your body parts,
if any, would you be willing to donate to
science?
What’s the one thing you’re
most proud of?
Where is your happy place?
What is your most treasured
memory?
Where would you like your
funeral to take place?
What would you like to be remembered
for?
What are the words
you live by?
Who is your hero?
Do you want to leave money to a charity, or have a funeral collection for
them?
If you could change one thing about
yourself, what would it be?
What do you think is the
meaning of life?
As a child, what did you want
to be when you grew up?
Name three things you’d
like to do before you die.
In a film about your life, who
would you want to play you?
What do you think
happens when a person dies?
If you could travel back
in time, what would you do?
A year after you’ve died,
what would you like your friends and family to be
saying about you?
Who is the one person from your
past that you’d most like to see again and what would you do
together?
Describe your greatest fear.
What’s the most daring thing you’ve ever done?
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